Show HN: Richest people in the world by wealth creation instead of ownership
# Summary
The article presents a ranking of the world's wealthiest people based on the value they created through their companies rather than their current net worth. Jensen Huang (NVIDIA) tops the list with $4.98 trillion in wealth creation, followed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, with the metric measuring how much shareholder value each founder generated relative to what they personally retained. Notably, some founders like Brian Cheskey (Airbnb) and Evan Spiegel (Snap) show negative wealth creation, indicating their companies destroyed shareholder value since going public.
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